[3] The Knicks entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1973 NBA Finals in five games to win their second championship.
[4] In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record,[5] and qualified for the NBA Playoffs for the eighth consecutive year.
With a 4–3 series victory, the Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, where they faced the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics, who later won the NBA Finals, defeated the Knicks in five games,[6] ending New York's title defense.
[3] Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.